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LouisianaHB 9682026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to electronic monitoring and associated costs (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Christopher Turner (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary BAdministration of Criminal Justice

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Payment rules and protections for monitored adults

Adults required to pay for electronic monitoring must give the provider an accepted payment method or payment plan. The law sets no fee amount. For people tried as adults, providers can report unpaid charges, request a hearing, and seek to end service. The court must set the hearing within 15 days of filing, excluding legal holidays, or on the earliest lawful date. If the court finds lawful charges are owed, it must order payment and can set deadlines or installments. It cannot change the provider’s lawful charges without the provider’s consent. Missing the hearing after proper notice requires an arrest warrant, but punishment cannot be based solely on nonpayment. The court must explain its safety, court-appearance, bail-surety, or supervision reasons. At the hearing, the court can allow up to 24 hours to find a qualified replacement provider. The current provider generally must continue monitoring through the hearing and any approved replacement period, but not beyond that period. The new device must be installed before the old one is removed, unless the court orders another way that avoids a monitoring gap. You remain responsible for lawful contracted fees to the old provider until its device is removed, unless the court orders or the provider agrees otherwise.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Christopher Turner

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 234 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/28/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 92 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 858.

    6/8/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/8/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Called from the Calendar.

    5/28/2026Senate

  8. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/28/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/28/2026House

  10. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/28/2026House

  11. Rules suspended.

    5/26/2026Senate

  12. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    5/26/2026Senate

  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/20/2026Senate

  14. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2026Senate

  15. Reported favorably.

    5/18/2026Senate

  16. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    5/4/2026Senate

  17. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/29/2026House

  18. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/29/2026Senate

  19. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/27/2026House

  20. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.

    4/27/2026House

  21. Reported with amendments (10-0).

    4/23/2026House

  22. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    3/17/2026House

  23. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/16/2026House

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